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Table 4 Mean and standard error (\( \overline{\mathrm{X}} \) ± SE) of the epididymal fluid fatty acids (mg/dL) according to the epididymal segment (caput, corpus and cauda) in dogs

From: Fatty acid content in epididymal fluid and spermatozoa during sperm maturation in dogs

 

Caput

Corpus

Cauda

Caprylic

31,35.84 ± 1,640.87

3,467.34 ± 917.79

25,493.90 ± 20,432.01

Capric

25.15 ± 19.05

11.25 ± 1.25

25.36 ± 9.78

Heptadecanoic

8.36 ± 1.36

9.47 ± 0.63

23.15 ± 10.78

Nervonic

15.11 ± 3.31

16.72 ± 1.49

41.52 ± 10.56

Stearic

33.10 ± 5.64a

68.85 ± 11.35a

171.19 ± 26.22b

Pentadecenoic

17.06 ± 4.33a

24.18 ± 3.45a

129.21 ± 20.21b

Linoleic

4.68 ± 0.75a

10.49 ± 2.50b

11.03 ± 1.17b

  1. Different superscripts in the same line indicate significant differences (P < 0.05)